The value of China's currency Renminbi (RMB) strengthened against the U.S. dollar Friday as the central parity rate of the yuan was set at 6.8001 per U.S. dollar, compared with the 6.8041 Thursday, according to the data released by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System.

China's central bank announced on June 19 in 2010 that it would further the reform of the formation mechanism of the yuan exchange rate to improve its flexibility.